Star Wars: The High Republic Gets Has an Awesome New Art Book

As followers on Disney+ discover the eras between well-established Star Wars films, the written phrase is working on a very totally different timeline. For the previous two years, widespread Star Wars authors have been constructing out an period known as The High Republic, which takes place centuries earlier than the occasions of the movies. And although most of that’s in novels with no footage, a brand new guide is flipping that on its head, and we’ve received an unique look.

The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic by Kristin Baver is out Tuesday, November 8, and it reveals simply how a lot time, effort, and care has gone into crafting a completely new period of Star Wars most audiences will solely see of their minds. (That is till it truly comes live-action with The Acolyte, a truth which was simply introduced right this moment.)

It’s a time of relative peace for the Jedi till a brand new sinister, highly effective, and unpredictable evil known as the Nihil determine to claim their dominance. Jedi Knights resembling Avar Kriss, Loden Greatstorm, and Stellan Gios battle again, solely to search out that not even the Force can defeat an evil like this.

At least, that’s the story of Phase 1 of the storytelling, which has been explored over the past two years in novels, kids’s books, and comics, and is the main focus of this artwork guide. Below, you’ll be able to see an io9-unique glimpse of this within the type of a collection of progress drawings constructing as much as Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic #8. And even should you don’t know the characters on the quilt, you acknowledge the alien races and get an thought of simply how a lot Star Wars lore and mythology builds out this vastly thrilling and new period of storytelling.

Much of Phase 1 of The High Republic facilities on Starlight Beacon, a large, extremely superior area station spearheaded by the Jedi as a spot for the galaxy to satisfy in peace. It quickly turns into greater than only a goal for the Nihil—it becomes an obsession. And whereas locations in books are normally relegated to our imaginations, right here you’ll be able to see an instance of simply how a lot element went into designing what Starlight appeared like, to create consistency between the tales.

That’s however the tip of the iceberg. The 300-page guide has a lot extra and you’ll order a copy here courtesy of Abrams Books.

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